Abstract: This article is a culture summary of the Nootkans of
Vancouver Island from approximately 1770 to 1984, based on secondary source material. Major
ethnographic topics discussed in this document deal with tribal components, environment,
subsistence, marine hunting, house types, clothing and adornment, social organization,
feasts and potlatches, music and art, cosmology, ceremonies, life cycle events, and
history.

Document Number: 20

Document ID: ne11-020

Document Type: Essay

Language: English

Field Date: no date

Evaluation: Ethnologists-4

Analyst: John Beierle; 2009

Coverage Date: 1770-1984

Coverage Place: Vancouver Island, British Columbia,
Canada

LCSH: Nootka Indians//Nuu-chah-nulth Indians

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